May’s program will be our annual meeting at Arcosanti. The program will be on Thursday, May 19th and will be a talk by Paola Soleri himself followed by a delicious home cooked dinner by Arcosanti residents. We will meet at 4pm in the visitor center, presentation at 4:30pm. If you would like a tour please be there at 3pm for the tour presented by Arcosanti staff. Space is limited so please RSVP to Holly ASAP. Join us for this once in a lifetime event!
Universal Design” Designing for Social Sustainability by Chris Lanterman-NAU “Universal design…is an orientation to any design process that begins with a responsibility to the experience of the user” (Institute for Human-Centered Design, 2011). Designing residential, public, and commercial facilities that are responsive to the range of potential users, including children, older adults, individuals with disabilities, and visitors from other lands, adds to the social sustainability of a community. We will discuss the principles of universal design, various applications of these principles, and how they can support environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
We meet at 12N on the mezzanine of the Weatherfor Hotel 23 N. Leroux, Flagstaff. Lunch provided for AIA members. Please email Holly if you have any questions.
Please Note that member meetings have been moved to the 3rd Friday of each month to accomodate those wishing to attend the Arizona State Board Meetings.
Friday February 18th meeting at Barking Frog Grill in Sedona- Lunch and Learn
We meet in the Private room of the Barking Frog Grill at 2620 W. State Rt 89A at 12N. Jerry Ufnal from the APS Business Solutions Program will do a presentation on the APS Business Ally Program. This is a great program for acquainting you and your clients with the numerous rebates and tax credits for energy efficient projects. Lunch is provided for AIA members. Please contact Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com for questions.
Friday March 18th Member meeting at the Elks Opera House in Prescott-Bill Otwell AIA, will give a tour of the newly renovated Elks Opera House near the square in downtown Prescott. Tour begins at 1pm. Join us for an in depth look at this beautifully restored historic building. For more information please contact Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com.
Friday April 18th Member meeting in Sedona- details to follow
Thursday May 19th (notice day change) Member meeting at Arcosanti-
Paola Soleri will give an informative presentation followed by a delicious meal made by Arcosanti residents. Details to follow.
October 14th meeting at the Grand Canyon! Meeting open to all AIA members- The Friday, October 14th Meeting of the Grand C
anyon Chapter will be a special presentation on the South rim of the Grand Canyon. Morgan O’Connor, Environmental Director of the Grand Canyon Railway, will talk about the innovative sustainable projects the railway and the Concessionaire of the Grand Canyon are undertaking to tread more lightly on the earth. We will have a scrumptious dinner overlooking the beautiful Grand Canyon, which is paid by AIA Grand Canyon Chapter for all AIA Arizona members. We will meet in the Thunderbird lodge at 5:00pm on Friday October 14th. Please RSVP to Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com by October 7th. This announcement is being sent early to give you an opportunity to make reservations at El Tovar hotel and make a weekend out of it. The Canyon will be displaying its fall colors. For questions please call Holly at 928-286-7920.
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sday June 10th – Tips on how to weatherize your home by Bob Bacca from Northern AZ Council of Governments, the local agency to provide weatherization to income qualified families. Learn weatherization tips that the experts use on how to save money.Things like: did you know that you can save up to 30% of your heating bills by reducing your thermostat by 2 degress? Contact Carl Ramsey, carl@aeapower.com /928-214-0005. Join us for an informative talk, great networking and fabulous food and drinks. The event starts at 5:30pm at the Matterhorn Grill, 103 W. Birch Flagstaff.
AIA Grand Canyon-June 11th meeting- Timbertech CEU training. Topics covered will be selecting right materials, identify char![decking-landing-xlm[1]](http://www.aia-grandcanyon.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/decking-landing-xlm1-150x150.jpg)
acteristics, installation trends, design trends, identify code listings, support requirements. Lunch will be provided. Meet at Barking Frog Restaurant 2620 W. 89A, at 12N. on Friday June 11th. Please RSVP to Holly by Wednesday June 9th, at hjaleski@gmail.com or 286-7920.
We will meet Friday April 9th at 12N. in the Weatherford Hotel mezzaine, 23 N. Leroux, for a lunch and learn. The Wood Institute will give a presentation on the new wood standards and provide a delicious lunch. This presentation provides 1 hour of CEU credits. Afterwords we will tour a shipping container house being built in downtown Flagstaff. Please contact Holly @ 286-7920 for more information and to RSVP.
Friday, March 12, 2010-AIA Grand Canyon Chapter presents a tour of the Ecosa Institute in Prescott Arizona. Tony Brown and Tom Hahn will provide a brief tour of the facilities and give a presentation on Regenerative and Ecological design. Join us for a very informative afternoon. We will meet at the Firehouse Kitchen, 218 W. Goodwin St. (in the Old Firehouse station) at 12 Noon for lunch (AIA members and affiliates eat free)and then walk to the Ecosa facility after lunch. If you cannot make lunch you can meet us at the restaurant about 1pm to walk over to the Ecosa Institute for the tour and talk. Hope to see you all there!
Please RSVP to Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com or 928-286-7920 by Wednesday, March 10th.
Join us Friday, February 12th at Bark Frog Resaurant in Sedona for a presentation on making new and existing buildings more energy efficient. Charlie Gohman from the Arizona Dept. of Commerce’s Energy Efficiency office will conduct a very informative talk on his decades of experience making buildings more energy efficient.
AIA members and new affiliate members eat free! Please RSVP by Feb. 10 to Holly at 928-286-7920.
The nominating committee nominated the following people for the 2010 board:
Vice Chair-Ray Cox AIA, Cox Durango Architects
Treasurer/Secretary- Tom Lines AIA- Reece, Angell, Rowe Architects
Chair- Carl Ramsey AIA -Architectural & Environmental Assoc.(to finish his term)
If you would like to nominate someone or yourself please email Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com by Friday, December 4th at 4:59pm. Afterwards a ballot will be emailed to everyone for your vote which will be due by Tuesday December 10th by 12 Noon, the officers will be inducted at the Christmas party in Prescott on December 11th.